The Canisius Golden Griffins football program are the intercollegiate American football team for Canisius University located in Buffalo, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1918. Canisius participated in football from 1918 to 1949, and again from 1975 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 241–251–26. At the conclusion of the 2002 season, the Canisius football program was discontinued, along with seven other school athletic programs, as part of an effort to overhaul and streamline the school's athletic department.
Notable former players Notable alumni include: Tommy Colella: Defensive back, Detroit Lions 1942–43, Cleveland Rams 1944–45, Cleveland Browns 1946–48, Buffalo Bills 1949 Ed Doyle: Offensive lineman, Buffalo Bisons 1927 Dick Poillon: Halfback, Washington Redskins 1942, 1946–49 Richard Nurse: Wide receiver Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1990-95
Year-by-year results
Championships
Conference championships
Conference affiliations: 1918–25, Independent 1926–49, Western New York Little Three Conference 1950–66, No team 1967–72, Independent 1973–92, Division III Independent 1993–2002, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
1934 Western New York Little Three Conference William Joy 4–2–0 2–0–0 1936 Western New York Little Three Conference William Joy 7–1–0 2–0–0 1939 Western New York Little Three Conference James B. Wilson 4–1–1 2–0–0 1941 Western New York Little Three Conference (Co-Championship) James B. Wilson 3–4–1 1–1–0 1947 Western New York Little Three Conference Earl Brown 7–2–0 2–0–0 1948 Western New York Little Three Conference James B. Wilson 7–2–1 2–0–0 1949 Western New York Little Three Conference (Co-Championship) James B. Wilson 5–2–0 2–1–0 Total conference championships 7
Bowl game appearances 1948 December 5, 1948 Great Lakes Bowl L John Carroll 13 14 James B. Wilson Total 1 bowl game 0–1 13 14
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